Sunday, February 20, 2011

Quiz 2 | Geography Question 1 - 100

1. Which one of the following districts is the leading producer of Maize ?

A. Chittorgarh
B. Bhilwara
C. Raj Samand
D. Udaipur

Answer : D

2. Which one of the districts has the largest deposits of Tungsten ?

A. Ajmer
B. Nagaur
C. Sirohi
D. Jaipur

Answer : B

3. Rajasthan is the leading producer in the country in ?

A. Gram
B. Mustard
C. Cotton
D. Wheat

Answer : B

4. Which one of the following rivers drains into Sambhar Lake ?

A. Kantli
B. Bandi
C. Mendha
D. Mashi

Answer : C

5. 'Khoh Dariba' region is associated with the mining of ?

A. Lead and Zinc
B. Copper
C. Manganese
D. Silver

Answer : B

6. Desert Development Programme in Rajasthan was started in ?

A. 1974-75
B. 1982-83
C. 1977-78
D. 1986-87

Answer : C

7. Which one of the following countries supported Greening Aravalli Project in Rajasthan?

A. Germany
B. Norway
C. Japan
D. England

Answer : C

8. Which one of the following districts has highest percentage of forest area ?

A. Karauli
B. Udaipur
C. Sirohi
D. Banswara

Answer : A

9. The source of the Chambal river is?

A. Kumbhalgarh Plateau
B. Mt. Abu
C. Alwar Hills
D. Janapau Hills

Answer : D

10. Bankapatti area is found in the district of ?

A. Jodhpur
B. Ajmer
C. Nagaur
D. Jhunjhunu

Answer : C

11. Jayal Gravel Ridge is found in the district of ?

A. Barmer District
B. Nagaur District
C. Jalore District
D. Churu District

Answer : B

12. Which one of the following lakes is of potable (sweet) water ?

A. Sambhar Lake
B. Dhebar Lake
C. Phalodi
D. Didwana

Answer : B

13. Ideal conditions for generation of solar energy is found in ?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttarakhand
D. Madhya Pradesh

Answer : B

14. In which of the following States uranium is not found ?

A. Meghalaya
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal)

Answer : D

15. Tsunami killed hundreds of people in September 2009 in ?

A. Hawaii Islands
B. Marshall Islands
C. Samoa Islands
D. Norfolk

Answer : C

16. Bosporus strait connects ?

A. Black Sea & Aegean Sea
B. Black Sea & Mediterranean Sea
C. Black Sea & Sea of Marmara

Answer : C

17. Falkland current flows along the ?

A. Eastern coast of Australia
B. Western coast of South Africa
C. Eastern coast of Argentina

Answer : C

18. Which city of Turkey is the 'Gateway to the West' ?

A. Ankara
B. Adana
C. Izmir
D. Istanbul

Answer : D

19. The Darghah of Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya lies in ?

A. Agra
B. Ajmer
C. Delhi
D. Fatehpur Sikri

Answer : C

20. Bull fighting is the national game of ?

A. Italy
B. Poland
C. Spain
D. Sudan

Answer : C

21. In which of the fol. countries, High Yield variety seed were developed for 1st time?

A. Argentina
B. China
C. Mexico
D. India

Answer : C

22. Which one of the following states does not have a bicameral legislature ?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Karnataka

Answer : B

23. Which area has the largest petroleum deposits in India ?

A. Mumbai-High
B. Godavari Basin
C. Gujarat Coast
D. Brahmaputra Valley

Answer : A

24. Singhbhum Iron Ore Fields lie in the State of ?

A. Orissa
B. Jharkhand
C. Karnataka
D. Madhya Pradesh

Answer : B

25. In which of the following States the highest percentage of Wollastonite is mined ?

A. Rajasthan
B. M. P.
C. U. P.
D. Bihar

Answer : A

26. Which one of the following States is the leading producer of Gypsum ?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Orissa
D. Tamil Nadu

Answer : B

27. Which one of the following States is the leading producer of bauxite ?

A. Jharkhand
B. Orissa
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat

Answer : B

28. Agricultural Location Theory was developed by ?

A. Von Thunen, J.H.
B. Stamp, D.
C. Thompson, W.S.
D. Weber, A.

Answer : A

29. The deepest trenches of the ocean are found in ?

A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean

Answer : B

30. The deepest lake of the world is ?

A. Puskar lake, Rajasthan
B. Lake superior, America
C. Baikal lake, Russia

Answer : C

31. Japan is one of the leading industrial countries of world because it has?

A. High technological capacity
B. Ample mineral resources

Answer : A

32. The term 'Conurbation' was coined by ?

A. Harvey, D.
B. Patrick Geddes
C. Dickinson, R. E.
D. Ullman

Answer : B

33. Pensi La connects ?

A. Srinagar with Leh
B. Sikkim with Tibet
C. Himachal Pradesh with Kargil
D. Himachal Pradesh with Tibet

Answer : A

34. Namdhapa Tiger Reserve is in the State of ?

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Bihar

Answer : A

35. Which one of the following is not a suitable method for showing urban population ?

A. Circle
B. Shade
C. Sphere
D. Divided circle

Answer : D

36. Isohyets are lines on a map?

A. Showing equal rainfall
B. Having same mean temperature
C. Having same barometric pressure

Answer : A

37. Noonmati Oil Refinery of India is located in ?

A. Bihar
B. Maharashtra
C. Assam
D. Kerala

Answer : C

38. Which one is the highest peak of India ?

A. Nanda Devi
B. Kanchanjunga
C. Makalu
D. Everest

Answer : A

39. Which type of forest occupies the highest percentage in India ?

A. Tropical deciduous
B. Savanna and desert vegetation

Answer : A

40. Which one of the following ports is the leading exporter of iron ore ?

A. Marmagaon
B. Paradwip
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Kochi

Answer : C

41. Chilka lake is situated in ?

A. West Bengal
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Orissa
D. Tamil Nadu

Answer : C

42. Bagalihar project lies on which river ?

A. Jhelum river
B. Ravi river
C. Chenab river
D. Indus river

Answer : C

43. In which one among the following districts is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located?

A. Ganjam
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Kumool

Answer : B

44. Ujjain is situated at the bank of ?

A. Chambal River
B. Kshipra River
C. Godavari River
D. Narmada River

Answer : B

45. "Satish Dhawan Space Centre" is located at ?

A. Vishakhapatanam
B. Goa
C. ShriHariKota
D. Chennai

Answer : C

46. Which one of the following rivers originates from Amarkantak ?

A. Mahanadi
B. Narmada
C. Son
D. Godavari

Answer : B

47. Spatial organization is primarily based on?

A. Spatial geometry
B. Spatial process
C. Spatial relations
D. Spatial-Social dialectic

Answer : D

48. Morphological studies adopt which concept of space ?

A. Absolute
B. Relational
C. Relative
D. Both A and C

Answer : B

49. Isochrone Map shows lines connecting ?

A. Equal travel time
B. Equal transport costs
C. Areas with similar accessibility

Answer : C

50. Which of the following is the appropriate method for study of dispersion ?

A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Standard deviation

Answer : B

51. Which river out of the following is older than the Himalayas ?

A. Sutlej
B. Ganga
C. Beas
D. Ravi

Answer : A

52. Which one of following states is leading in terms of total fish catch ?

A. Kerala
B. Tamilnadu
C. West Bengal

Answer : C

53. Which attribute is not a measure of Human Development?

A. Literacy
B. Life expectancy
C. Per capita income
D. Consumer expenditure

Answer : D

54. Which of the following states has the maximum no. of common borders with other states ?

A. WB
B. MP
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Karnataka

Answer : C

55. Which one of the following states has no caste in the scheduled category ?

A. Nagaland
B. Manipur
C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Answer : A

56. The primitive people who live in Kalahari desert are known as ?

A. Pigmies
B. Bantus
C. Bushman
D. Todas

Answer : C

57. Which one of the following districts is dominated by tribal population ?

A. Kanyakumari
B. Bastar
C. Rohtak
D. Kamal

Answer : B

58. Cultural landscape shows ?

A. Human impact on environment
B. Dominance of nature
C. Impact of ecological factors

Answer : A

59. The best-suited soil for cotton cultivation is ?

A. Lateritic soil
B. Regur soil
C. Sandy soil
D. Loamy soil

Answer : B

60. Which is not related to Plantation Agriculture ?

A. Tea cultivation
B. Coffee cultivation
C. Soyabean cultivation

Answer : C

61. Which of the following terms does not indicate similar processes ?

A. Diastrophisrn
B. Folding
C. Exfoliation
D. Warping

Answer : C

62. Pedi plains and inselbergs are features of the old stage of which cycle of erosion ?

A. Glacial
B. Karst
C. Arid
D. Marine

Answer : C

63. Which force is responsible for syncline formation ?

A. Crustal faulting
B. Crustal rifting
C. Crustal compression

Answer : C

64. The most important criterion for classification of towns is ?

A. Population
B. Site
C. Shape
D. Functions

Answer : A

65. The book 'COSMOS' of Alexander Von Humboldt was based on his travel to which continent?

A. Asia
B. South America
C. Europe

Answer : B

66. Modern Chipco movement was started in which of the following state?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. ]harkhand
C. Uttaranchal
D. Rajasthan

Answer : C

67. Which of the following is a coral island?

A. Tasmania
B. Lakshadweep
C. Maldives
D. Rameswaram

Answer : B

68. Eustatic changes in the sea levels are caused by?

A. Ice ages
B. Epirogenic movements
C. Orogenic movements

Answer : A

69. Who had used the concept of evapo transpiration in climate classification?

A. Thornthwaite
B. Koppen
C. Kendrew
D. Austin Miller

Answer : A

70. What is the point of origin of an earthquake called ?

A. Quake centre
B. Epicentre
C. Seismic focus
D. Tectonic point

Answer : C

71. Increase in chloroflurocarbon in atmosphere is associated with?

A. Ozone depletion
B. Sea level rise
C. Aquatic life depletion

Answer : A

72. What is recorded with the help of a hydrograph ?

A. Wind velocity
B. Vapour retention
C. Relative humidity
D. Water discharge

Answer : C

73. In which direction of flow of stream is controlled by rock structure ?

A. Consequent
B. Subsequent
C. lnsequent
D. Obsequent

Answer : A

74. In which one of the following basins is Taklamakan desert located?

A. Tarim basin
B. Lopnor basin
C. Kerulin basin
D. Red basin

Answer : A

75. Which one is not required for the formation of photochemical smog?

A. Oxygen
B. Oxide of nitrogen
C. Carbon monoxide

Answer : C

76. Which country has the largest forest area in the world?

A. Brazil
B. Canada
C Russian Federation
D. United States of America

Answer : C

77. Among the following South Asian countries, which one has the highest level of urbanization?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan

Answer : C

78. In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located ?

A. Sutlej valley
B. Hunza valley
C. Nubra valley

Answer : A

79. Among the following States, which 1 ha s the largest forest area?

A. Gujarat
B. Karnataka
C. Orissa
D. Tamil Nadu

Answer : C

80. Among the following States of India, which 1 has oldest rock formations in the country ?

A. Assam
B. Bihar
C. Karnataka
D. U.P.

Answer : C

81. Between islands is Duan Passage located?

A. South Andaman and Little Andaman
B. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island

Answer : A

82. What is the amount of horizontal displacement in a normal fault called?

A. Throw
B. Tear
C. Heave
D. Strike

Answer : C

83. Which one of following types of spurs is typically associated with val1ey glaciers?

A. Interlocking
B. Juxtaposed
C. Overlapping

Answer : A

84. Emission of which one of the following Greenhouse gases is entirely anthropogenic ?

A. Chlorofluorocarbons
B. Methane

Answer : A

85. Which of the following kinds of organisms are the diatoms?

A. Unicellular algae
B. Protozoans
C. Free floating bryophytes

Answer : A

86. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka

Answer : B

87. Which one is a major producer of Wolfram (tungsten ore)?

A. Australia
B. China
C. Indonesia
D. Russia

Answer : B

88. In which country do the ethnic communities called Karen, Kachin and Chin live?

A. Australia
B. Indonesia
C. Myanmar
D. Sri Lanka

Answer : C

89. The albedo of which one among the following is the highest?

A. Cirrus cloud
B. Cumulonimbus cloud
C. Melting snow
D. Sand

Answer : C

90. Tonle Sap Lake, one of world's largest fresh water fisheries, is replenished by
which of the following rivers?

A. Yangtze
B. Irrawaddy

Answer : A

91. Among the following elements, which one is in the highest amount in the composition of basalt rock?

A. Aluminium
B. Silicon

Answer : B

92. Which river has the largest catchment area ?

A. Cauvery
B. Krishna
C. Mahanadi
D. Narmada

Answer : B

93. In Brazil, iron ore is found chiefly in which one of the following Federal Units ?

A. Amazonas
B. Maranhao
C. Minas Gerais

Answer : C


94. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

A. Gulf of Martaban : Yangon
B. Gulf of Tongking : Shangh ai

Answer : A

95. Which pairs of cities have largest annual average rainfall difference as compared 2 other pairs?

A. Jabalpur & Nagpur
B. Mumbai & Pune

Answer : B

96. Who is the author of "Almagest" and "Guide to Geography", two great books of Roman period?

A. Strabo
B. Plini
C. Ptolemy

Answer : C

97. Who named the human dominance theory of "man-environment re1ationship"as 'Possibilism' ?

A. Lucien Febvre
B. Lucien Gallois

Answer : A

98. Who of authored the book "Influences of Geographic Environment"?

A. Huntington
B. La Blache
C. Ratzel
D. Semple

Answer : D

99. Who devoted himself to the study of the modes of life of Germans living outside Germany?

A. Ratzel
B. Mackinder
C. Jafferson
D. Sauer

Answer : A

100. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is -

A. The Brahamaputra Valley
B. Rann of Kutch

Answer : B

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